An Underexplored Author and a Famous Ode: Ispartalı Zeynelābidin Bey and His Translation of Kaʿb ibn Zuhayr’s Qasīdah al-Burdah Titled Hadīqa-i Samaratu’l-Fuʾād Ömer Said

Ömer Said Güler

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An Underexplored Author and a Famous Ode: Ispartalı Zeynelābidin Bey and His Translation of Kaʿb ibn Zuhayr’s Qasīdah al-Burdah Titled Hadīqa-i Samaratu’l-Fuʾād Ömer Said

Authors:

Ömer Said Güler

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Journal:

darulfunun ilahiyat Vol.34 Issue 1, pp.65-117

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001295630

pISSN:

2651-5083

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 One of the most widely commented upon and translated works of Islamic literature is Kaʿb ibn Zuhayrs d. 24645? Qasīdah al-Burdah, also known as Bānat Suʿād Suʿād has departed due to its opening words. Kaʿb ibn Zuhayr presented this poem to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him in person and received his praise and benevolence, and this poem has been highly regarded for its spiritual and literary value by all Islamic states. It remained a prominent text in literary circles during the Ottoman period, consistently being translated and commented upon in Turkish. In this regard, Qasīdah al-Burdah had started to being the subject of the translation and commentary tradition in Turkish and managed to maintain its place of interest without being neglected until the final years of the Empire and even into Türkiyes Republican Period. This study introduces Ispartalı Zeynelābidin Beys 1928 prose translation of Qasīdah al-Burdah, which he titled Hadīqa-i Samaratul-Fuʾād garden of the fruit of the heart, the first and only printed Turkish translation of the ode in Arabic script, and publishes the text in order to make it available within the relevant literature. Additionally, the study attempts to present the biography of a prolific but lesser-known writer who lived through both the Ottoman and Republican periods through his interesting autobiography titled Ben Kimim? Who Am I?.

 One of the most widely commented upon and translated works of Islamic literature is Kaʿb ibn Zuhayrs d. 24645? Qasīdah al-Burdah, also known as Bānat Suʿād Suʿād has departed due to its opening words. Kaʿb ibn Zuhayr presented this poem to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him in person and received his praise and benevolence, and this poem has been highly regarded for its spiritual and literary value by all Islamic states. It remained a prominent text in literary circles during the Ottoman period, consistently being translated and commented upon in Turkish. In this regard, Qasīdah al-Burdah had started to being the subject of the translation and commentary tradition in Turkish and managed to maintain its place of interest without being neglected until the final years of the Empire and even into Türkiyes Republican Period. This study introduces Ispartalı Zeynelābidin Beys 1928 prose translation of Qasīdah al-Burdah, which he titled Hadīqa-i Samaratul-Fuʾād garden of the fruit of the heart, the first and only printed Turkish translation of the ode in Arabic script, and publishes the text in order to make it available within the relevant literature. Additionally, the study attempts to present the biography of a prolific but lesser-known writer who lived through both the Ottoman and Republican periods through his interesting autobiography titled Ben Kimim? Who Am I?.

 One of the most widely commented upon and translated works of Islamic literature is Kaʿb ibn Zuhayrs d. 24645? Qasīdah al-Burdah, also known as Bānat Suʿād Suʿād has departed due to its opening words. Kaʿb ibn Zuhayr presented this poem to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him in person and received his praise and benevolence, and this poem has been highly regarded for its spiritual and literary value by all Islamic states. It remained a prominent text in literary circles during the Ottoman period, consistently being translated and commented upon in Turkish. In this regard, Qasīdah al-Burdah had started to being the subject of the translation and commentary tradition in Turkish and managed to maintain its place of interest without being neglected until the final years of the Empire and even into Türkiyes Republican Period. This study introduces Ispartalı Zeynelābidin Beys 1928 prose translation of Qasīdah al-Burdah, which he titled Hadīqa-i Samaratul-Fuʾād garden of the fruit of the heart, the first and only printed Turkish translation of the ode in Arabic script, and publishes the text in order to make it available within the relevant literature. Additionally, the study attempts to present the biography of a prolific but lesser-known writer who lived through both the Ottoman and Republican periods through his interesting autobiography titled Ben Kimim? Who Am I?.

 İslami edebiyat mahsulleri arasında, üzerine en fazla ikincil metin şerh, tercüme, nazire, tahmis vb. yazılan eserlerden biri Kâb b. Züheyrin Kasîde-i Bürdesidir. İlk kelimelerinden ötürü Kasîde-i Bânet Suâd olarak da tanınan bu eserin cazibesi, bizzat Hz. Peygambere sunulup onun övgü ve ihsanına mazhar olmasından ileri gelmektedir. Gerek bu manevi özelliği gerekse edebî kıymeti dolayısıyla bütün İslam devletlerinde büyük bir ilgiyle karşılanan bu manzume, Osmanlı devrinde de edebî muhitlerin takip ettiği bir metin olmayı sürdürmüştür. Bu vesileyle tercüme ve şerh geleneğine Türkçe olarak da konu edilmeye başlanan Kasîde-i Bürde, devletin son yıllarına kadar, hatta Cumhuriyet döneminde dahi ihmale uğramadan gündemdeki yerini korumayı başarmıştır. Bu çalışma kapsamında söz konusu kasidenin Arap harfleriyle basılan ilk ve tek müstakil Türkçe tercümesi hüviyetindeki bir eserin, Ispartalı Zeynelâbidin Beyin Hadîka-i Semeretül-Fuâd 1928 isimli mensur tercümesinin bir tanıtımı yapılarak eserin metni neşredilmiş, ilgili literatür dâhilindeki bir eser daha istifadeye sunulmuştur. Bu esnada, iki devri idrak etmiş velud ancak meçhul bir müellifin hâl tercümesi, kaleme aldığı Ben Kimim? isimli ilgi çekici otobiyografisi üzerinden takdim edilmeye çalışılmıştır.

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An Underexplored Author and a Famous Ode: Ispartalı Zeynelābidin Bey and His Translation of Kaʿb ibn Zuhayr’s Qasīdah al-Burdah Titled Hadīqa-i Samaratu’l-Fuʾād Ömer Said

Authors:

Ömer Said Güler

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Journal:

darulfunun ilahiyat Vol.34 Issue 1, pp.65-117

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001295630

pISSN:

2651-5083

Kaʿb b. Zuhayr

Qasīdah al-Burdah

Bānat Suʿād

Ispartalı Zeynelābidin Bey

Ottoman literary translation and commentary tradition

Ben Kimim?Kâ‘b b. Züheyr

Kasîde-i Bürde (Bânet Su‘âd)

Ispartalı Zeynelâbidin Bey

Osmanlı tercüme ve şerh geleneği

Ben Kimim?

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Authors: Ömer Said Güler

Publisher: Istanbul University

Journal: darulfunun ilahiyat Vol.34 Issue 1, pp.65-117

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001295630

pISSN: 2651-5083

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Authors:

Ömer Said Güler

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Journal:

darulfunun ilahiyat Vol.34 Issue 1, pp.65-117

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001295630

pISSN:

2651-5083